(06-10-2012 11:15 AM)tofu Wrote: You know what was odd about the draft of the CSC script that I had? It *actually* had a narrator....it was the paramedic, Florio (Ray Liotta). I don't know which draft it was but, wow. Really glad they didn't go that route, otherwise the movie would have been way worse. Have to wonder how many rewrites this script went through before they got to the production draft....

It's subgenre was definitely supernatural, and I agree- they didn't play that up enough. It does make me long for him to do some type of thriller...he's definitely got the chops to pull of a serious role in that genre. Here's to hoping....

tofu

The movie certainly didn't need a narrator, what was missing was someone Charlie could talk to. (Movies are more difficult than novels because you can only present the story in dialog and action, no internal narrative.) The Ray Liotta character would have been a good choice.

The supernatural element had a lot of potential. For example, there could have been lots more conflict with the little brother and how he was using emotional blackmail to force Charlie to waste his life. This could have been a stunningly emotional movie.

(06-10-2012 11:15 AM)tofu Wrote: You know what was odd about the draft of the CSC script that I had? It *actually* had a narrator....it was the paramedic, Florio (Ray Liotta). I don't know which draft it was but, wow. Really glad they didn't go that route, otherwise the movie would have been way worse. Have to wonder how many rewrites this script went through before they got to the production draft....

It's subgenre was definitely supernatural, and I agree- they didn't play that up enough. It does make me long for him to do some type of thriller...he's definitely got the chops to pull of a serious role in that genre. Here's to hoping....

tofu

The movie certainly didn't need a narrator, what was missing was someone Charlie could talk to. (Movies are more difficult than novels because you can only present the story in dialog and action, no internal narrative.) The Ray Liotta character would have been a good choice.

The supernatural element had a lot of potential. For example, there could have been lots more conflict with the little brother and how he was using emotional blackmail to force Charlie to waste his life. This could have been a stunningly emotional movie.

I think he was hooked by the basic little-brother situation. He would probably have been uncomfortable if the script had played up the potential emotional conflict between them. But it would have been a better movie.